rosswhillis writes:

'Dan Espen[_2_ Wrote:
;1019824']rosswhillis writes:
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Hi Garden Banter Members,

My name is Ross Whillis and I am a product designer.

Recently I have been working on a product which removes leaves from
gravel without removing or displacing the gravel. The design picked up
an award in last years James Dyson Awards making the international top
20!

If anyone is experiencing issues removing leaves from their gravel I
want to hear from you. Your feedback is very valuable.

'Problems removing leaves from gravel? Survey'
(http://tinyurl.com/zbf4jwx)-

Lots of leaves, lots of gravel.
I use a back pack blower.
Works great.
What I could use is a larger container for moving the piles of
leaves to the compost pile. Tarps are a waste of time.

BTW, you posted to Garden Banter, but that site is gated to
Usenet, rec.gardens where I read and replied.

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Dan Espen

Hi Dan,

Thank you for reposting and for your feedback. It is very helpful.
Interesting to see the link, how much does it weigh all together. Also
what do you use after the leaf blower to put them into the compost
pile.

Leaf blower to piles.
I use a rake to fill a 50 gallon RubberMaid wheeled trash can
with a hinged lid.
The job would go quicker with a larger container on bigger wheels.
So far, I haven't seen one.
The top opening on a 50 gal is slightly smaller than the rake which
impedes filling the container.
My guess is that 100 gal would be too big to move and empty easily.

I end up with compost pile about the size of a van each year.

If I was bagging leaves I'd be facing different issues.

Getting back to leaves and gravel, I use a lot of 3/8 inch marble
chips in the landscape. The blower clears the leaves with very
little gravel getting blown around.

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Dan Espen